With just a relatively minor easing on the quarantine protocols within the so-called NCR plus bubble, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) was prompted to extend its self-imposed policy on “no disconnection of services” until the end of this month. Essentially, that will be for...
The electrical linemen and meter readers in the power sector are being pushed for prioritization in the country’s Covid-19 vaccination program given the very high risk of exposure they have in carrying out their jobs. The proposal was put forward by Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Sherwin T....
Meralco, the Philippines’ largest electricity distribution utility, was once again among the most decorated companies in the recent Philippine Quill Awards. The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines awarded Meralco the Top Communication Award for COVID...
The customers of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will brace for added financial burden in their electric bills this month as its overall rate had gone up by P0.0872 per kilowatt hour (kWh), mainly on account of higher generation charges, the biggest component of its pass-on...
As weather temperature rises, so as the electric bills that consumers will be paying with initial estimates that the rates of giant power utility firm Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be going up in April billing. According to Meralco Vice President and Spokesperson Joe Zaldarriaga, “based...
The customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) who will be locked up in their homes because of the re-imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) during the Holy Week will not need to worry about probable service cut-off, because the utility firm has extended its ‘no disconnection’...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and the two subsidiary-firms of conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) have jointly filed applications with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for the approval of power supply agreements (PSAs) on 1,800 megawatts of power capacity that...
Meralco rookie Alvin Pasaol, center, signs on a two-year contract in the presence of team manager Paolo Trillo and agent Marvin Espiritu at the Meralco Gym in Ortigas. (Photo from Marvin Espiritu) Meralco officially signed forward Alvin Pasaol to a two-year rookie contract Thursday, March 25,...
To avoid the chaotic billing procedures last year, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) indicated that it will carry on with the deployment of meter readers within its service areas in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces, so its customers can be billed based on their actual...
Photo from ABL Meralco signed Jason Brickman to play for its PBA 3x3 team after he was listed as ineligible in the recent Rookie Draft due to incomplete documents. The Bolts made the announcement Friday, March 19, allowing Brickman to use the competition as preparation for his eventual PBA entry...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is soliciting inputs from industry stakeholders on the targeted modification of the tariff-setting scheme that will be enforced to power distribution utilities on the rates that they will pass on to consumers. The regulatory body is currently reviewing the...
Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen), the power generation investment arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be pursuing a rebranding of its 50-megawatt PowerSource First Bulacan Solar Inc. (PFBS) project that is due on commercial stream this year. “Our first solar project, this is the...
